Pennsylvania lawsuit cool pennsylvania law school. It is my pleasure to introduce Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. We are proud to partner with the National Constitution center tonight. Amy gottman will introduce Justice Ginsburg along with ceo jeff rosen in a moment, but first i want to introduce a bit of history of the roberts lecture. The lecture is named for supreme in g. Ustice and dean oh roberts. Wording of the original agreement about the lecture it says the lecture is to be delivered by a nationally prominent person in either public or academic life who might be expected to make a significant contribution in legal thought. I think we have met and exceeded and blown out of the water that standard tonight with Justice Ginsburg and we celebrate her toy five years on the Supreme Court as well as groundbreaking contributions to american judas lower court judge before she joined the court. Justice roberts himself, was a graduate of penn law. He went on to a tremendous career. He served
Nation has ever had. A man of commitment, dedication but also a man of leadership and vision. Let me tell you a little bit about him personally. Raised in alabama, became a lawyer, became a prosecutor, became an attorney general for the state. He became a United States senator. That alone is an a norm us is an enormous a compliment. But what he did this past year to restore the rule of law is phenomenal. Ladies and gentlemen, it is giving me no higher pleasure than to tell you you have a friend who is listening and doing exactly what Law Enforcement has asked for years. The list is long, whether it is asset forfeiture, returning the 1033 program, or a reversal of the cole memoranda. Please stand and give an amazing welcome to your attorney general, jeff sessions. [applause] thank you, all. Thank you. Thank you indeed. Thank you. Much. You so gotta say, you made my monday morning. Thank you for those great words. Your friendship and a leadership of the sheriffs association, that you pro
That was its plan for america we would have gone to war. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good afternoon everyone. Thank you so much for being here at the National Constitution center. My name is jenni parker and im the Vice President indications. Before we begin i would like you to take a few moments to share some basic housekeeping. We will begin, we will take the obvious audience questions at the conclusion of our program today. Please address your question the notecards provided for you and they will be gathered by one of our Staff Members that if youre on twitter i urge you to follow us at at Constitution Center and you can also hashtag questions comments hashtag than with americas town hall. After the program are going to have a book sale at a book signing opportunity with david barron. Please join us in the lobby to get your signed copy of this book. I would like to thank any members hear for joining us today. The center is a private nonprofit and our work rel
Good afternoon everyone thank you so much for being here at the National Constitution center. My name is jenny parker and im the Vice President of communication. Before we begin, i would like you to take a few moments to share some basic housekeeping. We will begin, we will take audience questions at the conclusion of our program today. Please jot down your . The note card provided to you and they will be gathered from one of our staff members. If you are on twitter, and encourage you to follow us at at Constitution Center and you can also and submit questions, comments comments and them with americas town hall. We will have a book sale and book signing opportunity after words. Please join us in the lobby to get your signed copy of the book. I would like to thank any members here for joining us today. The center is a private nonprofit and our work relies heavily on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional education and de
Author Richard Epstein and theodore ruger. Ideas put forth in the book about the powers of the federal government outlined in the constitution. This hour and 15 Minute Program was hosted by the National Constitution center and was moderated by its president jeffrey rosen. Welcome to the National Constitution center. President ey rosen, and ceo. It is so great to welcome you back to the keynote Opening Event of our blockbuster fall season. The National Constitution cente only institution in america tarted by congress to disseminate information about the constitution on a nonpartisan basis. And we are about to be transformed by the opening at the end of october of a new gallery displaying one of the 12 surviving original copies of the bill of rights. This is the first time that an original copy of the bill of rights is returning to philadelphia in 200 years. It will be enjoying the new gallery with rare copies of the declaration of independence and the constitution. Making us one of the